怕
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to be afraid; to fear; to dread; to be unable to endure; perhaps
- HSK 3.0
- Level 2
- Old HSK
- Level 3
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 心 +5
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 怕
- Common rank
- #1,428
- Unicode
- U+6015
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Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
How to remember it
dread · Heisig RSH #580
state of mind + dove
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 怕
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 天下无难事，只怕有心人 | (lit.) there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom); (fig.) persistence… | |
| 世上无难事，只怕有心人 | see 天下無難事，只怕有心人|天下无难事，只怕有心人[tian1 xia4 wu2 nan2 shi4 , zhi3 pa4 you3 xin1 ren2] | |
| 事怕行家 | an expert always produces the best work (idiom) | |
| 真金不怕火来烧 | see 真金不怕火煉|真金不怕火炼[zhen1 jin1 bu4 pa4 huo3 lian4] | |
| 不怕一万，就怕万一 | better to be safe than sorry (proverb); to be prepared just in case | |
| 天不怕地不怕 | fearing nothing in Heaven or Earth (idiom); fearless | |
| 身正不怕影子斜 | (lit.) when a man stands straight, he doesn't worry that his shadow is slanting (saying); … | |
| 不怕神一样的对手，就怕猪一样的队友 | (saying) a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent | |
| 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧 | While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's h… | |
| 不怕不识货，就怕货比货 | lit. don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them (proverb); fig. goods' … | |
| 不怕不识货，只怕货比货 | lit. don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them (proverb); fig. goods' … | |
| 光脚的不怕穿鞋的 | lit. the barefooted people are not afraid of those who wear shoes (idiom); fig. the poor, … | |
| 不做亏心事，不怕鬼敲门 | he who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night; you can rest with a clear… | |
| 真金不怕火炼 | True gold fears no fire. (idiom) | |
| 鬼怕恶人 | lit. ghosts are afraid of evil too; an evil person fears someone even more evil (idiom) | |
| 好饭不怕晚 | the meal is remembered long after the wait is forgotten; the good things in life are worth… | |
| 不怕官，只怕管 | lit. it is not an official to be feared, but a person in direct control over sb (proverb);… | |
| 酒香不怕巷子深 | fragrant wine fears no dark alley (idiom); quality goods need no advertising | |
| 怕死鬼 | afraid to die (contemptuous term) | |
| 不怕 | fearless; not worried (by setbacks or difficulties); even if; even though |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 白 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 白 sound part | white; clear, pure, unblemished; bright | |
| 百 | one hundred; numerous, many | |
| 伯 | older brother; father's elder brother; sir, sire, count | |
| 拍 | to clap, to tap; to hit, to beat, to slap; beat, rhythm | |
| 柏 | cypress, cedar | |
| 迫 | to compel, to force; pressing, urgent | |
| 泊 | to anchor; to moor | |
| 魄 | vigor, soul, body; the dark side of the moon | |
| 帛 | silk, fabric; wealth, property | |
| 舶 | large ship, ocean-going vessel | |
| 粕 | sediment, lees, dregs | |
| 铂 | platinum; thin sheet metal |